Can You Adjust Your Dial After The Burnout?

[Jim Kaekel]

If this procedure has changed, it's new to me. They may have changed the dial in error, not realizing that it wouldn't be changed by the tower officials because it was changed it too late.

[GT5485]

I was listening on the computer and it sounded as if he had one dial on the back window and another on the side window and they didn't match.

[442OLDS]

Speaking of dial-ins,I'm guessing that the dial in was NOT supposed to be 11.17.Maybe 11.77?


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
22 Merrill Schrimscher 2113 Chad Rhodes
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.047 11.641 98.31 0.057 11.958 95.83
H/SA Dial: 11.45 (+/-): 0.191 I/SA Dial: 11.17 (+/-): 0.788
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Helms ) 0.012 11.437 -0.013 (J Sealy ) 0.108 11.742 -0.048
Qualified: #41 11.423 -0.727 #59 11.792 -0.508

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Speaking of dial-ins,I'm guessing that the dial in was NOT supposed to be 11.17.Maybe 11.77?


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
22 Merrill Schrimscher 2113 Chad Rhodes
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.047 11.641 98.31 0.057 11.958 95.83
H/SA Dial: 11.45 (+/-): 0.191 I/SA Dial: 11.17 (+/-): 0.788
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Helms ) 0.012 11.437 -0.013 (J Sealy ) 0.108 11.742 -0.048
Qualified: #41 11.423 -0.727 #59 11.792 -0.508

11.77 was clearly on all 4 windows of my car. My fault for not seeing it on the scoreboards but it's a hell of a way to lose a round. I have a interesting pic I'll post in a few

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

11.77 was clearly on all 4 windows of my car. My fault for not seeing it on the scoreboards but it's a hell of a way to lose a round. I have a interesting pic I'll post in a few

In case there is any question! I went to the tower and was told "you should have told the starter". Now I admit, that would have fixed the problem, but us racers have a million ways to lose on our own you'd think NHRA could refrain from being the cause of it. At a local bracket race is one thing, but these people are supposed to be professionals

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

In case there is any question! I went to the tower and was told "you should have told the starter". Now I admit, that would have fixed the problem, but us racers have a million ways to lose on our own you'd think NHRA could refrain from being the cause of it. At a local bracket race is one thing, but these people are supposed to be professionals

That looks nothing like a 17.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

That looks nothing like a 17.

I didn't think so either

[FrankChastain]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

That looks nothing like a 17.

and they are looking down from the tower on the numbers.....

[Phillip marvetz]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

11.77 was clearly on all 4 windows of my car. My fault for not seeing it on the scoreboards but it's a hell of a way to lose a round. I have a interesting pic I'll post in a few

Helmet probably blocked your view.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

Helmet probably blocked your view.

Lol funny but no. Gainesville has the dial in boards a the water box but I haven seen them on all weekend